Extension studio couch



Feb. 6, 1940. H. ROSEN EXTENSION STUDIO COUCH 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 23, 1937 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Febo 6, 1940. H. ROSEN EXTENSION STUDIO COUCH Filed NOV. 23, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY.

Feb. 6, 19400 v H. ROSEN EXTENSION STUDIO COUCH Filed Nev. 23, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 [/2 INVENTOR. BY M ATTORNEY.

Patented Felifi, 1946 UNEI' TED STATES PATENTQOFFICE y -2,1s9,s2s i EXTENSION STUDIO- .oo UoH Harry Rosen; Clevelandl ohio "ApplicationNovember 2s, isamserialno. 176,028

" 3; Claims. (01. -18) section.m'Ihe stationary bedconsists essentially of a rectangular frame member 3 which has se- Thisinvention relates to an extensible couch or bed which is' adapted to be used 'either'as a couch or as a bed. The mainobject of the inv'ention is to "provide a combination couch and -bed which consists 'of few parts which are well adapted for quantity production at relatively low cost, and which is so constructed that it may be readily converted into a bed of larger size with a minimum effort.

Another object of the invention is to provide an "extension couch which has aback rest or rail which is pivotally mounted on the movable section of the couch and which functions automaticallyto form a bed of larger size when the back rail is moved forwardly.

A further object of r the invention is to provide an extension couch which consists essentially of anupper bed which is movableand a lower stationary bed which is normally disposed under the upper bed" and conceal'ed'therebyand connected therewithlin such amanner that when the back rest'is moved to a forward position the two beds are separated so as to providea bed of larger size. v w

A- 'still further object of the invention is to provide anextension couch of the character described which has: a back railipivotall'ymounted on the movable section of the couch and which has arm rests carried thereby, the back rail being so disposed and positioned that when it is movedfto a forward positionthei bed will be. readily accessible from either side.j l

i "A still further object of the invention is to provide an extensiblecouch which has a back rail pivotal-1y mounted thereon and. which is also provided with mechanism operable only "by "the swinging movement of'the back rail to provide a bed of larger size.

Further and more limited objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds and by reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a view in end elevation of my improved couch; Fig. 2 is a vi'ew of the couch inits extended position; Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the couch in theposition shown in Fig. 1 with the cushions removed; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the couch shown in Fig. 3 in its extended position; Fig. 5 isa vertical sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. '3; and Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Referring now to thedrawings in which one practical embodiment of the invention is (315-.

closed, the reference'character I designates generally the stationary bed section and the reference character 2 designates the movable bed 5, 6,. T and 8. Disposed 'at the front portion of 5 a rear frame member l6 which is angular in 15* and arm rests are preferablyformed of tubular in the upper end of the arms 22 and 23,-the pivots being indicated by the reference character stationarybed and the movable bed are held 45 against separation bymeans of a pair'of toggle together. centrally thereof by a stud or bolt 31.

cured thereto a suitable spring 4- of usual construction and is also provided with suitable legs the station-ary bed 3 is an angular member 9 which has an elongated slot l0 therein the purposeofy which will hereinafter appear. Also carried by'the front portion of vthestationar'y bed 3 is a member"ll which has an upwardly pro- 10 jecting stud l2 thereon the purpose of which willalsohereinafter-appear.

f The movable bed consists of a front frame member l3, end frame members I 4 and Hand shape, as shown most clearly in Figs. 5 and 6. Secured to the 'end frame member I5 in any suitable manner is amember I! which receives and provides a bearing for a crank l8 which has an-arm l9, a'straight portion ZBand an arm2l. i Secured to the frame members l4 and i5 andprojecting upwardly therefrom are a pair of arrnsfliand 23. The couch isprovided with a backrest 24 which includes a pair of horizon-" tallyextending rails 25 and 26 and end members 51. 21 and28 which form-arm rests. The back rails material. Carried by the arm rests 2! and 28 are a pair of members 29 which pivotally engage 30; It is to'benoted particularly that the arms 22 and .23 are of such a length and. the pivots are'rnounted at sucha height that the back rest turns onan' axis disposed above the sleeping surface' so thatwhen the back rest is moved to the forward position the rail 25 will rest on the floor. adjacent the front edge 'of the bed inthe position shown most clearly in Fig. 2.

Carried by the front frame member 13 of the movable bed is an angular member 3| which has therein a slot 32. Also carried by the front frame member 30 is. a member 33 which has thereon an upwardly projecting stud 34. The

arms 35'and 36 which are pivotallyconnected- One end of the arm 35 has. a stud 38 thereon which engages in the slot 32 and the opposite end thereof engages over the fixed stud I2. One end of the arm 36 has a stud 39 which engages in the slot l0 and the-opposite end thereof engages over the stud 34. The arm 36 has an angular extension 40 thereon the outerend of which is connected to the arm 2| by means of a link 4|. Connected to the arm H) of the crank I8 is a link 42 the opposite end of which is pivotally connected to the member 29, as shown at 43. The movable bed has four legs 44, 45, 46

shown in Fig. 1, the box spring 49 remaining on the movable bed. The cushion 50 preferably is slightly narrower than the box spring 49 so as to provide a space at the rear of the .couch to receive suitable pillows one of which is shown a crank operable by turning said back rest about its pivots to separate said beds.

at 5| in Fig. 1. v When it is desired to form a bed of larger size or to convert the couch into a bed, the back rail is moved from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in Fig. 2. This movement of the back rail about its pivots causes the arml9 of the crank Hi to move from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in Fig. 2 which motion is transmitted through the link 4| to the extension 49 and thence to-the toggle arms 35 and 36 to move the movable bed section 2 forwardly automatically. It is to be noted that the movable bed and stationary bed areseparated by the mere movement of theback rail from the rearward-to the forward position which requires practically no eifort on the part of the operator, thus eliminating the necessity for any pulling or lifting. i

It will also be noted that the beds cannot be moved apart except by movement of the back rail. This construction also has the advantage of eliminating the possibility or danger thatthe movable bed may be accidentally pushed forward by a person sitting on the couch, as the movable bed can be moved forwardly only by means of the backrail, the beds being held against separation when the backrail is in the position shown in Fig. 1. When the back rail is in the normal position, it rests against a pair of stops provided on the ends of the movable bed one of which is shown in Fig. 1 and indicated by the reference character 52. 1

It will now be clear that I have provided an ex-' tension couch which will accomplish the objects of the invention as hereinbefore stated. It is of course to be understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction andarrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention and that the embodiment of the invention herein disclosed is to be considered merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense as the invention is limited only in accordance with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I 5 claim is:

1. An extensible studio couch comprising a stationary bed and an overlying movable bed, means holding said beds against separation, including a back rest pivotally mounted on the 1 movable bed and mechanism connected with said back rest and beds and operable by said back .rest to move the movable bed with respect to the stationary bed to provide a larger sleeping sur- 1 face, said 'mechanismincluding a pair of toggle 1 arms connected with said beds respectively, and

2. An extensible studio couch comprising a stationary section and a movable section, a back rest pivotally mounted on the movable section and positioned to turn about an axis disposed in a plane above the sleeping surfacewhereby the back rest may be moved forwardly and downwardly to a position to give free and unobstructed access to the bed from either side, mechanism connected with said sections operable by turning said back rest about its pivots to separate said sections to form a larger sleeping surface, said mechanism including a pair of toggles connected with said bed sections, and a crank connected with said toggles and back rest and operable by turning movement of said back rest to move said movable section forwardly.

3. In a horizontally extensible couch including an outer bed section and an inner bed section mounted to move rectilinearly relatively to each other into and out of telescoping relation, operative means to move said sections into and out of such telescoping relation comprising equalizing means connecting the two sections operative when actuated to extend the two sections from telescoped relation and to retract the two sections to such relation and means to actuate the equalizing means including a back rest pivotally mounted for swinging movement on said outer section either into a normal-back supporting position or into a forward position clear of the top of said outer section and means operatively connecting said back rest with said ,equalizingmeans whereby swinging said back rest to forward position extends the sections and swinging said back to back supporting position telescopes the sections. I

HARRY ROSEN. 

